The Appalling Politician

"The Appalling Politician" is one of fifteen short stories written by Leslie Charteris and included in the eleventh Saint book The Brighter Buccaneer published in 1933. It had previously been published in the newspaper Empire News as "Third Degree Fires".

Plot
Inspector Claud Eustace Teal recruits the Saint to help him solve a mystery involving stolen trade treaty documents. (Teal is referred to as Chief Inspector Teal in this story, suggesting a possible promotion since his appearance in the previous story "The Perfect Crime".)

Television adaptation
"The Appalling Politician" was adapted as an episode of The Saint starring Roger Moore retitled "The Imprudent Politician" and was first broadcast during the show's third season on 10 December 1964.